diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index 0be5dcb6f3..0c485cdf2d 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -144,21 +144,6 @@ void cpu_exec_unrealizefn(CPUState *cpu)
 #endif
 }
 
-Property cpu_common_props[] = {
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    /* Create a memory property for softmmu CPU object,
-     * so users can wire up its memory. (This can't go in hw/core/cpu.c
-     * because that file is compiled only once for both user-mode
-     * and system builds.) The default if no link is set up is to use
-     * the system address space.
-     */
-    DEFINE_PROP_LINK("memory", CPUState, memory, TYPE_MEMORY_REGION,
-                     MemoryRegion *),
-#endif
-    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("start-powered-off", CPUState, start_powered_off, false),
-    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-};
-
 void cpu_exec_initfn(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     cpu->as = NULL;
diff --git a/hw/core/cpu.c b/hw/core/cpu.c
index 576fa1d7ba..5c89c858aa 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu.c
@@ -393,6 +393,21 @@ static vaddr cpu_adjust_watchpoint_address(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr, int len)
     return addr;
 }
 
+static Property cpu_common_props[] = {
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    /* Create a memory property for softmmu CPU object,
+     * so users can wire up its memory. (This can't go in hw/core/cpu.c
+     * because that file is compiled only once for both user-mode
+     * and system builds.) The default if no link is set up is to use
+     * the system address space.
+     */
+    DEFINE_PROP_LINK("memory", CPUState, memory, TYPE_MEMORY_REGION,
+                     MemoryRegion *),
+#endif
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("start-powered-off", CPUState, start_powered_off, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static void cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index 3d92c967ff..8e7552910d 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -1111,7 +1111,6 @@ AddressSpace *cpu_get_address_space(CPUState *cpu, int asidx);
 
 void QEMU_NORETURN cpu_abort(CPUState *cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
     GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
-extern Property cpu_common_props[];
 void cpu_exec_initfn(CPUState *cpu);
 void cpu_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 void cpu_exec_unrealizefn(CPUState *cpu);